Treleigh Community Primary School

About Treleigh Community Primary School

Treleigh Community Primary School sits squarely in the middle of the pack when you compare its headline Key Stage 2 results against the Cornwall local authority average. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 57%, just a single percentage point below the LA average of 58%. That’s a remarkably tight gap, meaning Treleigh is performing in line with the typical Cornwall primary rather than standing out as either a high-flyer or a struggler. Its overall ranking within the county places it 118th out of 208 primary schools, which puts it in the bottom half but not by much — the percentile sits at roughly 57th nationally. The school has held a Good rating from Ofsted since its most recent inspection in 2023, a downgrade from the Outstanding it achieved back in 2011. All five graded areas — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — were judged Good, so the school is performing solidly across the board, even if it no longer carries the top-tier label.

Digging into the 2023/24 SATs data, Treleigh’s strengths and weaknesses become clearer. In reading, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard and 20% achieved a higher score, both above the national average. Maths tells a slightly different story: 68% hit the expected standard, but only 9% reached the higher benchmark, and the average maths score of 103 is bang on the national average of 100-103. Writing saw 77% at the expected level, though no pupils achieved the higher standard. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it’s hard to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. What we can see is that Treleigh is a school where reading is a clear strength, maths is average, and writing, while solid at the expected level, doesn’t push many pupils into the top tier. The school’s ranking metric is based on the combined expected standard, which at 57% places it in the bottom 50% nationally — a reminder that this is a school that does a decent job for most children but isn’t producing exceptional outcomes for large numbers.

Treleigh is a full-to-capacity school with 315 pupils on roll, exactly matching its capacity, and it’s oversubscribed: for 44 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 108 applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.45. Of the 49 first-preference applications, 43 received offers, so most local families who want a place do get one. The school serves a community with above-average disadvantage — 25.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is higher than the national primary average. Facilities are decent for a state primary: a library, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, an ICT suite, a sensory room, and even a chapel. Sports on offer include swimming, gymnastics, cricket, tennis, athletics and cross country, and there’s a good range of clubs from chess and coding to choir and film club. SEND provision covers specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families looking for a solid, well-run local primary with good facilities and a broad curriculum, rather than one chasing top-tier academic results.

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